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Dibsdalec
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Different drop box accounts

I have two drop box accounts, one I use for personal and one I use for work.   The dropbox app (I use a Mac) keeps defaulting to my personal DB.  I cannot change it to link to my other work DB, I w...
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    Mark
    2 years ago

    You need to unlink the account from Dropbox - go to Preferences -> Account and then tap 'Sign Out' via the software on your desktop. Then move everything out of the Dropbox folder, reinstall and log in with the work email. You'll be all set then 🙂

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Mark
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You need to unlink the account from Dropbox - go to Preferences -> Account and then tap 'Sign Out' via the software on your desktop. Then move everything out of the Dropbox folder, reinstall and log in with the work email. You'll be all set then 🙂

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Dibsdalec
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Thanks Mark - worked perfectly.

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